1892 Allegheny Athletic Association football season

American football team season January 2025 Allegheny Athletic Association 1892 Allegheny Athletic Association football team 1892.jpg 1892 AAA team prior to hiring pro players #24a white 3–2–3 Bill Kountz W. W. Blunt AAA Park 1891 1893 The Allegheny Athletic Association played its third season of American football in 1892. Managed by Bill Kountz, the team compiled a record of 3–2–3. The team fielded the first two professional football players on record, paying Pudge Heffelfinger $500 for a game on November 12 and Sport Donnelly $250 for the following game a week later.Five Hundred Reasons: Football's First Pro: 1892 Professional Football Researchers Association https://www.profootballresearchers.com/articles/Five_Hundred_Reasons.pdf PFRA Research September 12, 2025 Allegheny claimed the local (Pittsburgh area) championship by beating the Pittsburgh Athletic Club in the November 12 game,The Pittsburg Dispatch November 30, 1892 9 Won't Play This Year https://www.newspapers.com/article/148883727/ Newspapers.com with the only scoring being a touchdown by Heffelfinger on a fumble return. Schedule October 8 w 1892 Indiana Normal Indiana Normal (PA) AAA Park Allegheny, PA 20–6 The Pittsburg Press October 9, 1892 6 Wind Up for the Season https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15749372/ Newspapers.com October 21 t y Pittsburgh Athletic Club PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA 6–6 October 29 t y Columbia Athletic Club National Park Washington, DC 0–0 The Pittsburg Press October 30, 1892 6 Resulted in a Draw https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122973593/ Newspapers.com November 8 l y Geneva Geneva College grounds Beaver Falls, PA 2–18 The Pittsburg Dispatch November 9, 1892 10 Geneva Defeats The A. A. A.'s https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85581625/ Newspapers.com November 12 w Pittsburgh Athletic Club AAA Park Allegheny, PA 4–0 November 19 l Washington & Jefferson AAA Park Allegheny, PA 0–8 The Pittsburg Dispatch November 20, 1892 6 Eight To Nothing https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85523881/pittsburgh-dispatch/ Newspapers.com November 24 w y Cleveland Athletic Club Athletic Field Cleveland, OH 4–0 The Cleveland Leader November 24, 1892 3 To-day's Game Teams representing the Allegheny Athletic Association and the C. A. C. will meet this morning at 11 o'clock at Athletic Field and contest for foot ball supremacy. January 2 t Picked college team AAA Park Allegheny, PA 0–0 The Pittsburgh Post January 3, 1893 6 Not a Point Was Scored https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122976086/ Newspapers.com References Allegheny Athletic Association Category:Allegheny Athletic Association football seasons Allegheny Athletic Association